Table 4.

Recurrence density (95% Confidence Interval) of sickness absence due to CMDs, stratified according to initial diagnosis

Initial episode disorder	N	Years at risk	Recurrent CMD sickness absence same mental disorder	Recurrent CMD sickness absence other mental disorder	Recurrent CMD sickness absence total
Distress symptoms	3,448	8,269	44.0 (39.5–48.5)	48.0 (43.3–52.7)	79.5 (73.4–85.5)
Adjustment disorder	4,228	9,267	49.7 (45.2–54.3)	45.0 (40.7–49.3)	84.1 (78.2–90.0)
Depressive symptoms	751	1,833	43.6 (34.1–53.2)	68.7 (56.7–80.7)	94.9 (80.8–109.0)
Anxiety symptoms	325	765	37.9 (24.1–51.7)	56.2 (39.4–73.0)	81.0 (60.9–101.2)
Other psychiatric disorders	1,152	2,646	41.2 (33.5–48.9)	67.7 (57.7–77.6)	95.6 (83.8–107.4)
Total	9,904	22,779	45.8 (43.0–48.6)	51.0 (48.1–53.9)	84.5 (80.7–88.3)